contra costa fire district rejected measure q, which would have provided a temporary, seven-year parcel tax to fund the stations. the stations were chosen based on call volume and how close they are to other stations. new at 11... >> thousands of dollars worth of playstation 3s stolen from amazon dot com. thieves took the video game consoles from a new amazon distribution center in tennessee. detectives say the crooks made their way behind the center and breached the security seal on a cargo trailer, and cleaned it out. officials believe the crooks had help from the inside because they knew exactly which truck held the valuable game systems. police plan to monitor online auctions and trace any items sold by the serial numbers. >> hostess bakery.. the maker of twinkies - got the green light from a judge today.. to give its top executives... up to one -point -eight million dollars in bonuses. the company is winding down its operations after filing for bankruptcy .. its bakers union went on strike.. in earlier negotiations, the union had already taken pay cuts to help the company.. now hostess